The “Planetary Systems” team at IA focuses its activities around two major branches: Exoplanet research and Solar System atmospheres.
All this research is supported by our strong leading participation in a number of international projects and collaborations, including ESO and ESA projects and missions.

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Latest press releases

Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço paves the way in the field of Exoclimatology
Published 5 September, 2024 in Outreach

Three papers about “hot jupiter” WASP-76 b, led by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researchers, will be the foundation for understanding the global climate of a giant exoplanet In... read more ❯
Six new worlds discovered adrift in a cradle of stars
Published 27 August, 2024 in Outreach

Conceção artística de um planeta nómada, ou errante, com a nebulosa NGC 1333 apresentada em fundo. Os planetas errantes, n

An international team with the participation of the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences (IA) used the James Webb telescope to find planetary-mass objects, but freely moving in interstellar space. Learn... read more ❯

Activities

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Upcoming activities

23 - 25 October
Conference/Workshop

PoET Workshop 2024

A 3-day workshop with the main goal of discussing The use of the Sun as a proxy for correcting/modelling stellar activity, the role of PoET in this effort and collaborations with other facilities; The detailed instrumental design of PoET; Building a science community around PoET.
Free registration

Past activities

30 January, 2024

4th Planetary Systems Day @ IA

IA planetary systems group is organizing the 4th yearly Planetary Systems Day @ IA. The day will feature presentations of planetary research works being done by the team and external collaborators, plus a presentation and discussion sessions dedicated to the forthcoming ESA space mission PLATO.
Free registration

Projects

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FIERCE
October 2022 —September 2028

FIERCE (ERC)

FIERCE aims at providing the long-needed step forward to tackle the challenges of stellar activity on the search for Exoearths. The detection and Read more
European funding Funding